The Latest: Maine primary election tests Platner's support following mounting scandals

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The live coverage gives attributed statements and concrete election outcomes across several states. It is a broad, rapidly updated results roundup rather than a deeply sourced examination, and the Maine race receives more context than many of the other contests.

The coverage reports results and includes statements from both sides of the Maine Senate contest, but it gives limited space to competing perspectives or deeper context in many of the other races.

• ▸Counterarguments presented — The Maine section includes Platner’s criticism of Collins as well as a response from Collins’ campaign.
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The article is written as a largely factual election-results roundup, with campaign claims and statements attributed to their speakers. Descriptive phrases about controversy do not produce a discernible partisan lean.

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